Word details

悪巧み

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 悪巧み.

Dictionary

Entry

悪巧み悪だくみわるだくみNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #24417
1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

Examples
彼は絶対にその謀議に加担していなかった。反政府の悪だくみがあったのは、彼ではなくて、その兄だった。
He has had absolutely no part in the conspiracy; it was not he, but his brother, who had an axe to grind against the government.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

悪

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アクオ

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む
巧

adroit, skilled, ingenuity

5 strokesFrequency 1,537JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

たく.みたく.むうま.い

Nanori

かつたくみよし

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